武汉理工大学研究生 英语口语考试 unit3 music

MusicDoyouthinkmusicmakesyousmarterandhealthier?Ithinkmusiccanmakeussmarterandhealthier.Studiesshowthatmusichasastrongeffectonourmoodlevelsandemotions,andalsoonhowwethinkandourgeneralintelligence.Musiccanmakepeoplecalmerandmorerelaxed.Themusicwelistentocanhaveaprofoundeffectonourtestscoresandourabilitytoquicklyprocessinformation.Anditcanhelpstudentstointegratebothsidesofthebrainformoreefficientlearningandreduceerrors.Ifwe’veeverplayedaninstrument,studiesshowthatwe’realreadyaheadofthecurve.Playinganinstrumentisagreatwaytotestoutourcreativethinkingandpushourbraintoprocessinformationinanewway.Ithinkmusiccanmakeussmarterandhealthier.Musicplaysasignificantroleinourlife,itcanmakeyourelaxed,giveyouinspiration,andmakeyourlifecolorful.Studiesshowthatmusichasastrongeffectonourmoodlevelandemotions,andalsoonhowwethinkandourgeneralintelligence.Themusicwelistentocanhaveaprofoundeffectonourtestscoresandourabilitytoquicklyprocessinformation.Musiccanhelpmeconcentrate.WhenIamfeelinganxiousorstressed,apieceofgoodmusiccanbringmeapleasantfeelingandgoodmood,Iwillbebettertoequippedtoconcentrateandfocusmyattentiononafairlylengthytask.Musiccanbeagreatpick-me-upforwhenyouarestressed.Tuningintooneofyourfavouritesongscanbeincrediblysoothingandhelptoreduceanxiety.Musiccanhelpincreaseendurance,listeningtocertainmusiccouldactuallyhelpyourunfaster.Thebestchoicesforexerciseareup-beatsongsthatmatchthetempoofyourrunningstrideandwhichcanhaveametronomiceffectonthebody,enablingyoutorunforlonger.Musiccanactuallyhaveasignificantpositiveimpactonpatientswithlong-termillnesses,suchas

heartdisease,

cancer

and

respiratoryconditions.Numeroustrialshaveshownthatmusiccanhelplowerheartrate,

bloodpressure

andhelprelievepain,anxietyandimprovepatientqualityoflife.

Ifyou’veeverplayedaninstrument,studiesshowthatyou’realreadyaheadofthecurve.Playinganinstrumentisagreatwaytotestoutyourcreativethinkingandpushyourbraintoprocessinformationinanewway.Someotheractivitiesthatmakepeoplesmarterandhealthier.Ithinkregularexercisecanmakepeoplehealthier,smarterandhappier.Workingoutregularlymaymakeusstrongerandreducetheriskofillness.Itcanalsolessenthepossibilitythatyou’lllosebrainfunctionasyouage.Andexercisecanhelpustodealwithstressinourstudies,relationshipsoranyareaoflife,becauseexerciseisaformofstressitselfandhelpsconditionourbodytodealwithit.Evenalittleexercisecanalsomakeuscalmerandmorerelaxed.Andourbrainisableworkfasterandmoreefficientlyafterexercise.Ithinkhavingagoodlifestylecanmakepeoplehealthier,smarterandhappier,suchasgettingagoodnight'ssleep.Gettingagoodnight'ssleepcanpreventcancerandkeepourhearthealthyanditmayhelpustoloseweight.Soifyouareinterestedincontrollingorlosingweight,don'tforgettopayattentiontogettingagoodnight'ssleep.Anditcanreducestressandmakeusmorealertandmoreeffective.Itisalsoanessentialbehaviorthatcanmaximizebrainpower.Soyoushouldtrytogetagoodnight’ssleephowevermuchworkyouhavetodo.Ifyouwereparents,wouldyoumakeyourchildlearnmusic?Why?IfIwereamother,I’dliketomakemychildlearnmusic.Studiesshowthatmusichasastrongeffectonourmoodlevelsandemotions,andalsoonhowwethinkandourgeneralintelligence.Somusichasapositiveeffectonchildren’sdevelopment.Itcancultivatetheirideologymoralandimprovethedevelopmentofchildren’sintelligenceandemotionalquotient(EQ).Andmusiccanhaveaprofoundeffectonchildren’stestscoresandtheirabilitytoquicklyprocessinformation.Itcanalsohelpthemtointegratebothsidesofthebrainformoreefficientlearningandreduceerrors.Playinganinstrumentisagreatwaytotestoutourcreativethinkingandpushourbraintoprocessinformationinanewway.ButIthinkthatbeingagoodparentislikebeingagoodguidancecounselor.Wehavetohelpthemfindfromwithinwhattheyliketodo.Iftheyareveryyoung,youprobablydoneedtonudgethem,butnoteveryonehastobeamusician.Parentsshouldknowhowtobesupportiveoftheirkids.Andparentsshouldnotbeverycriticalandputmuchpressureontheirchildren,butattheendofdayitisthechild’sdecisionIthink.

一个好的家长，应该作为好的参谋指导：你须帮助孩子找出他们到底喜欢什么。如果孩子太小，你可能需要小心地给他们一点外在的推动，但要知道不是每个人都能成为音乐家。好的音乐老师会经常帮助父母，让他们知道如何帮助支持孩子们，并告诉父母不要给孩子太多的批评和压力，而要更多地支持孩子，但最终，我认为是孩子自己最终决定一切。Ifyouwereparent,wouldyoumakeyourchildlearnmusic?Whyorwhynot?ChildShouldLearnMusic?Whenitcomestochildren'seducation,mostparentsprefertodeveloptheircapabilitiesinanearlyage,amongthem,learningmusichasgraduallybecomethefirstchoicetodeveloptheirmusicaltalents.Butstilltherearesomedebatesaboutwhetherchildshouldlearnmusic.Thosewhogoagainstitbelievethatchildshallhaveahappychildhood.Intheirmind,learningmusicinanearlyagewillnotdomuchbenefitintheirgrowth.Besides,learningmusicinanearlyagewillmakethechildinabusysituationsothathehasnotimeornospacetodowhathewantstodo,thussomenaturesofchildrenmaydisappear,andthiswillbeapityforthem.However,therearestillmanypeoplevotingforit.Mostparentsholdthatlearningmusiccanmaketheirchildrensmarterespeciallywhenthe“MozartEffect”wasfound.Besides,theythinkmusichastheabilitytoincreaseself-confidenceandteachabstractidea,spatialawareness,rhythm,patterns.What’sthemostimportantisthattheirchildrenwillbehaviorbetterandsmarterthanthesameageiftheyhavelearnedmusicinearlyage.AsfarasIamconcerned,Iwillfirstfindoutthatwhethermychildiskeenlyinterestedornot.Standingonmystandpoint,Iwillneverforcemychild,becauseitisneverawiseideatoforcehimtodoanythinghe'snotreadytodounlessit'samatterofutmostimportance.Nevertheless,Iwillguidehimconsciouslytothemusicaslearningmusiccanbenefithiminhiswholelife.AtthesametimeIwilllethimknowhowtobalancebetweenlearningmusicanddevelopingotheraspects.Onlyinthiswaymaychildrenleadahealthychildhood.HowimportantisIQtoaperson?WhatdoyouthinkofEQ?Whichismoreimportant?IQisshortforIntelligencequotient(系数)。Itisascoretoassesshumanintelligence.IntelligenceQuotient(IQ)isavaluethatindicatesaperson'sabilitytolearn,understand,andapplyinformationandskillsinameaningfulway.AhighIQisimportanttoaperson.PersonswithahighIQhaveabetterchanceofbeingsuccessfulatschoolandprofessionally.Forexample,ifonechildrenwithahighIQ,whenhestudyatschool,hewilllearnKnowledgequickerthanothersandhavemoresparetimetodosomethingwhatheisinterestedin.Andhislifewillbemorerichandcolorful。EmotionalQuotient(EQ)isawaytomeasurehowapersonrecognizesemotionsinhimselforherselfandothers,andmanagestheseemotionalstatestoworkbetterasagrouporteam.PeoplewithhighEQcanoftenbetterrecognizeandcontroltheirownemotions,andrecognizeemotionalstatesinotherstoadjusttheirbehavioraccordingly.Youremotionalintelligenceareimportanttothesuccessyouwillachieveinlife.IfyouhaveaHighEQ,youcanhavegoodrelationshipswithothersandyoucanworkeasily.Andwhatsetspeopleapartnowaretheirabilitiestomanagethemselvesanddevelopproductiverelationshipswithothers.UnlikeIQ,whichisprettymuchestablishedatbirth,EQcanbelearned,implementedandimproveduponatanyage.NowadaystherearemanypeoplefocusingonthedebatewhichisimportantbetweenEQandIQ.Inmyopinion,IthinkEQismoreimportant.IQdefineshowsmartweare,whileEQdefineshowwellweusethesmartnesswehave.AndIthinkIQonlyaccountsfor20%ofoursuccessinlife.Theemotionalintelligencearemoreimportanttothesuccessyouwillachieveinlife.IfyouhaveaHighEQ,youcanhavegoodrelationshipswithothersandyoucanworkeasily.Andwhatsetspeopleapartnowaretheirabilitiestomanagethemselvesanddevelopproductiverelationshipswithothers.AndUnlikeIQ,whichisprettymuchestablishedatbirth,EQcanbelearned,implementedandimproveduponatanyage.Pairwork:3.Whereyoulistentomusic? Ioftenlistentomusicbymusicplayerorontheinternet,andmyfavoritemusicapplicationonmyphoneisNeteaseMusic.Istronglyrecommendthatyouhaveatry,andIpromisethatyouwilllikeit.4.Whatcanyoubenefitfrommusic? Ithinkmusiccanmakemesmarterandhealthier.Forexample,whenIamterriblyupset,listeningtosomepeacefulmusiccancalmmedownandhelpmetoconcentrateonmyownthings;whenIaminlowspirits,rockmusiccanmakesmefullofenergy.Lyingonthebed,Iwouldliketolistentosomesoftmusic,whichcanhelpsmetohaveagoodsleep,thusdomuchgoodtomyhealth.Groupwork:4.Listeningtoindividualpiecesagainandagainisthebasicactivitythatleadstotheunderstandingandloveofmusic? No,Idon’tagreewiththisopinion.Onlyafteryouhavelistenalotofmusic,youknowwhatkindofmusicyoulike,thenyouarewillingtoknowmoreaboutthosemusicthatyouareinterestedin.Ifyoudon’tlikeit,itwillbeboringtolistentoindividualpiecesagainandagain.Besides,theunderstandingofmusiccallsforsomeprofessionalknowdege,forexample,youneedtoknowsomethingabouttheinstrument,backgroundofthecreation,andsoon.5.Toregardmusicandvalueitonlyasanentertainmentistomisswhatismostimportantaboutit? Well,itdepends.Ifyouaresomeonewhowantstobeamusicianinthefuture,ofcourseyouneedtoregarditasakindofknowdege,youhavetolearnit,understanditandatlast,youcancreatmusicthatbelongstoyou.Butifyouaresomeonewhowantstogetsomepleasurefrommusic,musicisjustakindofentertainmenttoyou,yougetwhatyouwant,andthatisgoodenough.What’smore,therearesomanythingstolearnintheworld,it’simpossibleforsomeonetolearnallthosethings,justconcentrateonwhatyouneedandyouwillenjoyit.6.Earlychildhoodexposuretoclassicalmusichasabeneficialeffectonmentaldevelopment? AccordingtotheresearchresultsoftheMozartEffect,itistruethatearlychildhoodexposuretoclassicalmusichasabeneficialeffectonmentaldevelopment,andthosechildrenwillbesmarterthantheother. Unit3MusicCriticalThinkingforPassageOne：Roleplay：CreateanadvertisementshowtopromotethesaleofclassicalmusictypesorCDsbasedonthetext.(TomandJerryarebrothers,itis6:30PMnow,theyjustgethomeafterschool.Theirfatherissittinginthesittingroom,watchingTV.)Jim:Daddy,Igetthefirstplaceinthemathexam！Father:Welldone!YouaremygoodBoy!Jerry,comeon,howdidyoudoItheexam?Jerry:Sorry,Dad,Ifailedtheexam,Icanhardlyconcentrateonwhattheteachersaidintheclass!Father:Okay,don’tgiveup,mydear,youwilldobetternexttime.Jerry:Thankyoudad,Iwilltry.Father:Jim,youcangetsomeprize,whatdoyouwant?Jim:IwantsomeclassicalmusicCDs,especiallyMozartEffectmusic.Father:Isakindofstrange,whydoyoulikeclassicalmusic?Jim:Becauseclassicalmusicdomuchgoodtomystudy.Forexample,whenIamstudyintheclassroom,listeningtoclassicmusiccancalmmedownandcutsmylearningtime,reduceserrorsandimprovemytestscores.Ithinkthat’swhyImadeagreatprogressonmystudyrecently.Father:Wow,that’sawesome!Jerry:IwantsomeCDs,too.Father:OK,Let’sgobuysomeclassicalmusicCDs.Brainstorming:Doyouthinkmusicmakesyousmarterorhealthier?反对：No,Idon’tthinkmusiccanmakesmesmarterorhealthierdirectly.Forexample,whenIamreadingbooksordoinghomework,listeningtomusicatthesametimewillofteninterruptmythoughts.Thusmakesmelessefficient,butcouldnotcutslearningtimeorreduceerrors.WhenIlistentomusicinbed,thelongerIlisten,theharderIcanfallasleep.Then,thenextmorning,Ifellsleepy.Anditiskindofdangeroustolistentomusicwhenyouwalkontheroadordrivingcar,aaccidentmayhappenbecauseyourattentionisbeingplacedonmusicbutnotthecarsorcrowds.Besides,listeningtomusicwithheadphoneforalongtimewilldoharmtoourears,whichcanevencauseahearingloss,sowewouldbetterdonotlistentomuchmusic.Atlast,it’snoteasytofindsomenicemusictolistento,soIoftenwastealotoftimeinsearchingformusic.赞成：Yes,Ithinkmusiccanmakemesmarterandhealthier.Atlastmentallyhealthier,forexample,whenIamterriblyupset,listeningtosomepeacefulmusiccancalmmedownandhelpmetoconcentrateonmyownthings;whenIaminlowspirits,rockmusiccanmakesmefullofenergy.Lyingonthebed,Iwouldliketolistentosomesoftmusic,whichcanhelpsmetohaveagoodsleep,thusdomuchgoodtomyhealth.SoIbelievemusiccanmakemesmarterandhealthier.Howmuchdoyouagreewiththeideasinthetext?Infact,Idon’tagreewithsomeoftheideasinpassageone.Forexample,onebenefitoftheMozartEffectisitcanhealthebodyfaster.Weallhaveknownthatourbodyisacomplexsystem.Howfastourbodyhealsfromtheinjurydependsontheseverityof

injury,ourhealthstate,ourageandmanyotherunkownfactors.Itisalmostimpossibleforreasearcherstocontrolthosevariablesinanexperiment,thenhowdidtheycomeuptotheconclusionthatMozartEffectpiecescanhealsthebodyfaster?Besides,accordingtomyobservation,mostofthehospitalsrequirepeopletokeepsilence,Ithinkthatmaybecausepatientsneedaquietplacetorest,playingmusicinahospitalmaymakepatientsangry,soIdon’tthinkit’sagoodideatousemusicduringtreatment. CriticalThinkingforPassageTwo：1.Doyouthinkthereisenoughmusicforchildren?Whatdoyouthinkofit?No,Idon’tthinkthereisenoughmusicforchildren.Accordingtomyobservation,mostmusicalworkswecangetontheInternetorhearinTV/radioareforteenagersorgrown-ups.Andmostofthesemusic’stopicislove,thoughloveisaneternalthemeforhumanbeings,itshouldnotbetheonlythemeformusic.What’smore,majorityofthesesongsshowawrongattitudetolove,whichmaysetabadexampletochildren,AndIthinkitistooearlyforchildrentounderstandthosesongs.Ontheotherhand,thosepopularchildren’ssongsthataresunginnowadayskindergartenwerecreatedseveraldecadesago,becausetheproductionofhigh-qualitychildren’ssonghasreducedalotsince1960s.Withoutenoughgoodsongstosing,manychildrenturnedtopopularmusicorsomeso-called“GrayChildren’ssong”,whichwillhaveasubtlebadinfluenceontheirgrowth.Atlast,Ithinkthelackofchildre’ssongwerecausedbytheagingofcreativeTeamandrelativelylowprofitfromChildren'ssongwriting.2.Survey:Ifyouwereparents,wouldyoumakeyourchildlearnmusic?Why? IfIwereaparent,Iwouldmakemychildlearnmusic.Butfirst,Iwillrespecthisopinion.Ifhehasinterestinmusic,Iwillbegladtodevelophisinterest.Becauseagoodinterestwillhelphimtofindagoodway

torelaxanddomuchbenefittohislaterlife.Besides,accordingtothetext,musiccanhelpschildrentodeveloptheirrightbrain,whichwillimprovetheirperformanceinmanyconditions,soIwilldoitforhisgood.Ifheisluckilyenoughtohaveagoodtalentformusic,thenmusicmaybehiscareerwhenhegrowsup,atleast,hewillgetaspecialskill.Besides,ifhehastheopportunitytotakepartinasymphonyorchestra,Ithinkhewilllearnhowtocooperatewithothers,andIbelievewhathelearnedherewillbeaprecioustreasureforhislife.3.HowimportantisIQtoaperson?WhatdoyouthinkofEQ? IQisshortforIntelligencequotient.Itisascoretoassesshumanintelligence.IntelligenceQuotient(IQ)isavaluethatindicatesaperson'sabilitytolearn,understand,andapplyinformationandskillsinameaningfulway.IthinkahighIQisimportanttoaperson.PersonswithahighIQhaveabetterchanceofbeingsuccessfulatschoolandprofessionally. EmotionalQuotient(EQ)isawaytomeasurehowapersonrecognizesemotionsinhimselfandothers,andmanagestheseemotionalstatestoworkbetterasagrouporteam.PeoplewithhighEQcanoftenbetterrecognizeandcontroltheirownemotions,andrecognizeemotionalstatesinotherstoadjusttheirbehavioraccordingly. InmyOpinion,yourIQonlyaccountsfor20%ofyoursuccessinlife.Youremotionalintelligencearemuchmoreimportanttothesuccessyouwillachieveinlife.Forexample,ifyouhaveaHighEQ,youcanhavegoodrelationshipswithothersandyoucanworkeasily.Sharingexperiencesaboutmusic?Amongallkindsofmusic,Ipreferslowmusicsuchaslightmusic,itcancalmpeopleandcreateapeacefulatmospherethatisgoodforrelaxingafterabusyday.Andyoucangetclosertothenatureandrelaxyourselfcompletely.Soifyoufeelanxious,listeningtothe<TheCastleintheSky>maybeagoodchoice.IalsolikethemusicthattellsastoryorsendsamessagethatIcanrelateto.Thesesongscanbringbackmemoriesofthosegoodolddays.Andthatwouldbefantastic.Usingmyearphoneisagoodwaytoenjoymusicforme,becauseinthiswayIcanmoreeasilytofullyimmersedinthemusic.Walkingonthestreet,enjoyingtherhythmofthemusic,andthinkingaboutthestorywhatthesongwantstopresent.ThebeatofthesongjustdecidethepaceIwalkat.soit’sthemusicthatenrichesmydailylife.Musicandlanguageareveryalike.Musicisauniversallanguage.Thereismusicinthepeople'splace.Whetheritisclassicalorpopular,musicissubjecttoaparticulargroupofpeople.Beautifulmusicmakesusfeelrelaxed,quiet,comfortableandsatisfied.Inthefamilywhicharelisteningtoclassicalmusic,therelationshipbetweenpeopleandpeopleinharmony.Oftencontactwiththeromanticmusic,peopletendtobecheerful,activethinking,goodatcommunicationwithpeople.Musiccouldbecreatedinanyplacewhenyouhaveinspiration.Atmosttimes,weenjoymusiclikesymphonicmusic.Evenpopmusic,thereisneedn'ttounderstandwhataretheywantingtotellus.Wejustneedtohearitcarefully.Therefore,musicshouldn'thavenationalboundaries.Therefore,musicisnotonlysimilartolanguage,butalsobeyondthelanguageOnewayforpeopletoexperiencemusicisthroughrecordings,whichareabstractions,atsomedistancefromtheexperienceofactuallivemusic.Musicisakindofartwithoutanybordersintheworld.Mostoftheyoungpeoplelikepopmusic,suchasdancingmusic,rockrollandrapmusicwhiletheoldpeopleandthemiddleagedpeopleenjoythefolksongsandjazzMusic,nomatterwhatkinditis,canmakepeoplegetenergeticandrefreshed.Ifyoufeeltiredorupset,youmaylistentosomemusic.Thatwillbeveryhelpful.MorewillnotaffectourfeelingsaboutthemusicBecauseofthedifferentwaysoflisteningtomusic.Ifwetreatmusicasabackgroundtosomeotheractivity,wewillhavenogoodfromit.Whetherwetreatthemusicasthemainactivity,orjusttreatthemusicasthebackground,itdoesnotaffectustogethappinessfromthemusic.Accordingtomypersonalexperience,musichasamorepositiveeffectonourlife.Whenweareinabluemood,nomatterwhatarewedoingatthattime,wecouldlistentosomeforeignersong.Suchas,MyLove,theFuneralofHeartsandClosetotheflameetc.Themusicisthatweneedn'ttorealizewhataretheysinging.Whenyoulistentotheirrhythmandstyle,youwillfeelyourheartbetouchedandshakeinabluemood.Then,youwillbeenlightenedandacquirepower.Andthishasnothingtodowithwhetherwehavethemusicasthemainactivity.Doyouthinkmusicmakesyousmarterorhealthier?Prologue:Goodmorning,teacher.I’mgladthatyouareheretolistentoourdiscussion.Ourtopictodayismusic.Ithinkmusichasbecomeanordinarythingforuscommonpersonanditcanbefoundeverywhereinourdailylife.Somepeoplelistentomusicjustforleisure,butothersbelievethattheirfavoritemusiccanmakethemfeelbetterevencanmakethemsmarterorhealthier.Now,wewilltalkaboutdoyouthinkmusicmakesyousmarterorhealthier?AndhowmuchdoyouagreewiththeideassuchasbenefitsoftheMozartEffectlistedinthetext?Idea:Ithinkmusiccanmakeussmarterorhealthier.Personally,listeningtomyfavoritemusiccanmakemefeelbetterandevencanhelpmeltawayabadmood,thatmeansmusiccanbeusedtobringamorepositivestateofmind.Aspeopleusuallysay,Goodmoodmakespeoplemorehealthy.Manybookshaveintroducedtheworld’sresearchonallthebeneficialeffectsofcertaintypesofmusic.ThemostfamousoftheseissomeofthehundredsofbenefitsoftheMozarteffect:suchasimprovestestscores,calmshyperactivechildrenandadults,reduceserrors,healsthebodyfasterandsoon.Fromamoreprofessionalbiologicalpointofview,thesespecialmusicMozartEffectpieces，recordedatjusttherighttempo,activatetheleftandrightbrainforthemaximumretentioneffect.Someprofessionalresearchersalsohavelocatedspecificareasofmentalactivitylinkedtoemotionalresponsestomusic.Doyouthinkthereisenoughmusicforchildren?whatdoyouthinkofit?Themusicoflifeisnotenoughforachild,andmoreimportantly,itisnotforchildren.Earlymusiceducationonchildren'sdevelopmenthasaveryimportantsignificance.Childhoodislikeapieceofwhitepaperintheearlygrowth,andweadultsarelikewhitebrush,helpthemdrawtheoutlineofthebeautifulnotes.Weareinthecriticalperiodofchildren'smusiceducation,useofeducation,psychologyandotheraspectsofthedevelopmentofmusiconit,explorethechildren'smusicaltalent,cultivatetheirgoodperceptionofmusic.Bytheearlymusiceducationforchildren,isalsocapableofleftandrightbrainthinkingtraining,letthechildrencreateagoodbrainpotentialexcavation,soastolayagoodfoundationforthecultivationofchildren'sartcells.Soweshouldtryourbesttoletthechildrengetintomoregoodmusic.Ifyouareparents,wouldyoumakeyour